New York Police Department Commissioner Bill Bratton blamed the shooting on “so-called rap artists who are basically thugs.”

“The crazy world of the so-called rap artists who are basically thugs that basically celebrate the violence they live all their lives,” Bratton said during a radio interview on WCBS 880 Thursday morning. “Unfortunately, that violence often manifests itself during the performances and that’s exactly what happened last evening.”

Word quickly spread that Brooklyn rapper Troy Aveand his crew were responsible for the shooting, but later reports confirmed Troy Ave was a victim; he was grazed by a bullet.